简介：LindseyVickers,whoscriptsanddirectsthisenigmaticfilm,offersaviewerjustenoughinformationtoraisequestions,atthesametimepresentingenoughplumsinthepuddingtowarrantanalertaudiencewishingforanswersinreturn,butprovidentiallystyletriumphsoversubstance.Vickersconstructsanunquestionablysuspensefultaleofpredestinationthatrevolvesaboutatalentedyoungviolinistwhomanifestlypossessessignificantpreternaturalpowers,morethansufficienttodrasticallyaffectthoseabouther.Actionopenswithathreeyearflashbacksceneasweviewa12yearoldgirlcarryinghercaseboundviolinwhilewalkingfromherschooltowardherhome,traversingasecludedcoppice,CrombieWood,whereinsheissuddenlyseized(inahighlyeeriescene)byabalefulforcethatslaughtersher.Threeyearsafter,JoanneCameron(SamanthaWeysom),a14yearoldstudentatthesameschool,andalsoaviolinistofahighorder,isseenapproachinganowabandonedCrombieWood(fencedtodiscourageanywhomightotherwisetrudgethroughit)whereshespeaksatthebarriertosomeoneorsomethingunseenjustwithintheenclosure.Joanne'saffectionforherfatherIan(EdwardWoodward)isobsessive,andwhenhecannotattendhersoloexaminationrecitalbecauseofabusinessappointment,thechild'sparanormalfacilityisapparentlyutilizedintheserviceofevil,therebyraisingnocturnalhavocwithIanandJoanne'smotherDianna(JaneMerrow),asthemarriedpairhavenightmaresinunionthatsharenumerousdireelements.Inthemorningfollowingthetandembaddreams,Iandrivestohisbusinessappointmentinaloanedautomobile,ashisisbeingserviced,anditissoonapparentthatvitalautorelatedcomponentsfromwithinthenightmarearebeingenactedduringthelightofday,andapowerfulperceptionofupcomingdangerisfashionedthroughthescript.Itisthispremonitionofdreadthatsecurelyestablishesthetensionmarkingthefilmfromitsopeningscene,aviewerwonderingspecificallyhow,orif,Ianwillbevictimizedconsonantwiththedisplayoffrightfuleventsthatcomprisedalargeportionofthementioneddreams.Well-wroughtandintensedomesticallyflavouredepisodesminglecongruentwithscenesofsuspense,accordingcredibleshapetothewhole.Helpingtonourishaviewer'sinterestarenicelyconceivedpassagesshowcasingvisualandauralsynchronicity,basedforthelargestpartuponthedreamsequences,whileagrippingatonalscorebyTrevorJonesandresourcefulcameraworkfromBrianWestprovideintensiveunderpinningtoafilmthatneverretreatsawayfromtheplotlineperceptionofVickers.Especialnoteshallbemadeofasolocarcrashoccurrencethatisshotandeditedinahighlypersuasivemanner.ActinghonoursaretotheexpressiveMerrowforherturnasadecisivepivotbetweenherhusbandanddaughter.FilmedtoalargeextentwithinscenicSnowdoniaNationalParkofNorthWales,thisundervaluedfilmhadbutinfrequenttheatricalshowingsbeforebeingreleasedtovideoandhasnotsinceemergedinaDVDformat. http://www.amazon.com/review/R2ZAX94P5JAV07/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm…